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Evil Roman emperors : the shocking history of ancient Rome's most wicked rulers from Caligula to Nero and more /

Evil Roman Emperors puts the worst of Rome's rulers in one place and offers a review of their lives and a historical context for what made them into what they became. It concludes by ranking them, counting down to the worst ruler in Rome's long history.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barlag, Phillip (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2021]
Subjects:
Emperors > Rome > Biography.
Rome > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: the city founded in blood
  • The proud (Tarquin)
  • The oligarchs (the Roman Senate)
  • (dis)honorable mention #1: the innovator (Augustus)
  • The little boots (Caligula)
  • The ladykiller (Nero)
  • (dis)honorable mention #2: the sidekick (Otho)
  • The gladiator (Commodus)
  • The bodyguards (the Praetorians)
  • The scowler (Caracalla)
  • The unholy priest (Elagabalus)
  • The giant (Maximinus Thrax)
  • (dis)honorable mention #3: the pragmatist (Diocletian)
  • (dis)honorable mention #4: the penitent (Theodosius)
  • The backstabbers (Honorius and Valentinian III)
  • The countdown
  • Epilogue: the end is just the beginning.